Dress protector



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DRESS PROTECTOR Original Filed May 20, 1955 INVENTOR 5 ATTORNEY Patented June 23, 1936 PATENT OFFICE DRESS PROTECTOR Robert E. Katz and William S. Kline,

` Atlanta, Ga.

Application May 20, 1935, Serial No. 22,459 Renewed May 21, 1936 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a dress protector, and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be readily adapted to a person in bib fashion by being removably suspended from the neck and is provided with a movable portion depending over the dress so that during the removal of the dress over the head of the perso-n, the movable portion automatically swings upwardly against the face to protect the dress from cosmetics on the face and also prevents spoiling or smearing of the makeup on the persons face.

With these and other objects in View, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of, our invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a view showing our invention adapted to a person with the person in the act of starting the removal of the dress over the head.

Figure 2 is a view showing the position assumed by our invention when the dress is drawn over the head.

Figure 3 is a plan view illustrating the protector.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating a modied form of our invention.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates a split element constructed of any material suitable for the purpose capable of ilex ation and provides a neck yoke which may be readily expanded by ilexation to permit its application and removal from the neck of a person. A hinge plate 2 is suitably secured to the member l and carries a hinge pintle 3 on which is journaled a hinge barrel 4 forming a part of. a movable panel 5. The panel may be constructed of celluloid of double thickness or any other material suitable for the purpose with a suitable binder 6 arranged about the edges thereof.

The neck yoke is applied to a persons neck with 1 the panel 5 depending therefrom in bib fashion, as shown in Figure 1, being arranged exteriorly of the dress so that when the dress is moved over the head of the person the panel swings upwardly in front of the face preventing the dress from contacting cosmetics on the face and disarranging the makeup on the face. The panel 5 may be of any desired shape and preferably of a width and length which will substantially cover the face when disposed thereagainst preventing the dress from contacting the face. y

A device of the character described is easily applied or removed and will effectively protect a dress and prevent soiling thereof by facial makeups. Also will prevent disarrangement or smearing of the facial makeup.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6 the panel may have one of its walls provided with an opening 1 to expose a pack of cleansing tissues 8 arranged between the walls so that when the panel is swung upwardly in front of the face, the face will contact a tissue which may be readily removed after the device has been once used adding to the sanitation of this device. l

In the modified form of the invention, the walls of the panel are capable of. separation by terminating the binder, as shown in Figure 5, at opposite sides of the panel so that the pack of cleansing tissues may be readily placed between the walls of the panel when desired. The walls are normally held against separation by a separable fastener 9. Y

Having described the invention, weclaim:

A dress protector comprising a panel including spaced Walls, a binder connecting said walls with portions ofV the latter free to admit superimposed cleansing tissues, one of said walls having an opening to expose an outermost tissue of the superimposed tissues and permit removal of theoutermost tissue from the panel when once used, and means for connecting the panel to a persons neck for movement in an upward or downward direction; Y

ROBERT E. KATZ. WILLIAM S. KLINE. 

